Destiny

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  1. Sefr
    Sep 30, 2014
    6
    This game just didn't live up to it's hype. Excluding the promises made by the Bungie (which were never fulfilled) this game has some cool shooter mechanics, interesting RPG elements, but besides having completely linear and forgettable story (with poor dinklebot performance), it is boring and repetitive as hell. Maybe I'm not a fan of this "grind for loot" system, but I still play DiabloThis game just didn't live up to it's hype. Excluding the promises made by the Bungie (which were never fulfilled) this game has some cool shooter mechanics, interesting RPG elements, but besides having completely linear and forgettable story (with poor dinklebot performance), it is boring and repetitive as hell. Maybe I'm not a fan of this "grind for loot" system, but I still play Diablo 3, with much more enjoyment then this. The game needs heavy re-balancing in crucible (pvp multiplayer), and many patches of free content, to make it last more than 10 hours of initial play.… Expand
  2. Dicky
    Sep 14, 2014
    6
    This game is an empty respective unrewarding generic shooter. It feels a bit like crysis 2 gameplay wise.
    Grenades in halo were great and had a huge skill element. In this it's either drop a ball of total destruction, or throw a smaller ball of destruction, no finesse at all.
    Finally, the script and story are not only lacking, but what is there is so terrible, it would be better with    This game is an empty respective unrewarding generic shooter. It feels a bit like crysis 2 gameplay wise.
    Grenades in halo were great and had a huge skill element. In this it's either drop a ball of total destruction, or throw a smaller ball of destruction, no finesse at all.
    Finally, the script and story are not only lacking, but what is there is so terrible, it would be better with nothing at all.

    I bought the digital copy as I thought I would never want to take the disk out. Huge disappointment. I can't imagine I will pick up any DLC for this either.    … Expand
  3. realdomdom
    Sep 18, 2014
    5
    Massive grinding, seperated multiplayer leveling, lacks story atmosphere/direction/suspense, press button a / defend place b / kill all enemies of type c, long loading times, pointless third person gathering place, needs DLC to continue story
  4. Lozsta
    Sep 30, 2014
    2
    This just goes to prove to me that the modern day consumer is an utter moron. How this game has a single 10/10 from anyone who has actually played the game.

    The Beta and Alpha promised a lot, the released version just feels like a furtherance of the beta. I am not bothered about the story either, however the "events" are just the same missions renamed, and then if you do get something    This just goes to prove to me that the modern day consumer is an utter moron. How this game has a single 10/10 from anyone who has actually played the game.

    The Beta and Alpha promised a lot, the released version just feels like a furtherance of the beta. I am not bothered about the story either, however the "events" are just the same missions renamed, and then if you do get something for doing said special "event" you get an item about 14 levels lower than you.

    I am not going to make the comparison between this and borderlands, I enjoyed borderlands. The game felt great for a while, until the dawning realisation that "this was it", once you have done that mission, you will be made to do it over and over again, for very little reward.

    I am gutted, this could have been so much better. I firmly believe that Bungle, I mean Bungie prostituted this game to Activision and they chopped up what would have been a great game with a wonderful narrative.

    I will also add that those of you who have heard of the loot cave, this got patched very quickly, however other concerns that the community have are being ignored. The loot cave was the most social part of Destiny, then they broke it.    … Expand
  5. Sagical
    Sep 12, 2014
    5
    I am not going to lie to you. The game has its faults. The story is not engaging(at least as far as I have gotten) the mission design is repetitive, and the customization is surprisingly limited. But I still find myself drawn to this game. Taken as a single player game, you lose that element of camaraderie, but if you choose to experience this world with friends(highly suggest you do) thisI am not going to lie to you. The game has its faults. The story is not engaging(at least as far as I have gotten) the mission design is repetitive, and the customization is surprisingly limited. But I still find myself drawn to this game. Taken as a single player game, you lose that element of camaraderie, but if you choose to experience this world with friends(highly suggest you do) this game can be a damn good time. Is it perfect, no. But could it be the start of something wonderful? The months ahead will tell. But after 15 hours, I am still coming back for more.… Expand
  6. Maddness
    Oct 17, 2014
    4
    Last weekend was my big moment where i traded in my beloved ps3 with a boatload of games for the ps4. It came bundled with 2 games, The Last of Us and Destiny. Having played Last of Us to death on ps3 i deceided to dive straight in and start playing "Destiny". Now, let me tell you the good stuff first, since there is unfortunetly so little of it. As i was used to ps3 graphics and neverLast weekend was my big moment where i traded in my beloved ps3 with a boatload of games for the ps4. It came bundled with 2 games, The Last of Us and Destiny. Having played Last of Us to death on ps3 i deceided to dive straight in and start playing "Destiny". Now, let me tell you the good stuff first, since there is unfortunetly so little of it. As i was used to ps3 graphics and never played a ps4 before, this game visual presentation was earth shattering . Everything is absolutely gorgeous in this game. Truly "next gen". The textures used are insanely detailed, with beautiful lighting effects. Everything just is what you always hoped gaming would be one day since you first played that humble little Nintendo in 1985. and everything is running silky smooth with no fps slowdowns once. Amazing indeed.
    Next Gunplay. Absolutely nailed it. Best gunplay i have had since, well, ever on any Playstation. That combined with the new ps4 controller and you have gameplay as smooth as butter. I really understand now why some Xbox only gamers have had so much love for Halo. Shooting and aiming guns is very satisfying and well above the standard.
    The last good point i would like to point out is the amazing Hollywood blockbuster style soundtrack. You just have to hear it.
    And that is about all the positive stuff i can tell you about this game.

    The negative list is quite a bit longer s i am sorry to say.
    The story is pure rubbish. Pure and utter crap, scraped from the bottom of the cheapest cliche barrel they could find. Let me give you an example here: the good guys are "The Light", and the bad guys "The Darkness". Yeah, no kidding. "The Darkness" is then sub divided in even more cliche sub factions such as "the Hive", "The Fallen" etc. This in itself would not be such a problem if there was actually a story to follow, but there isn't. To actually learn something about these factions, or anything for that matter, you will have to pause the game and head to a website and read the lore there. Serious, that is what you have to do. hardly any ingame story. And since i simply refused to get my story from a website out of priciple, all i was left with was basically a polished up 2014 version of space invaders. What little story there is ingame however is the worst of the worst. It explains nothing. You where dead, but was revived somhow after a few hundred years, yet no one bothers to explain it to me how or why. Later on in the game a character pops up and starts talking to me as if we know each other, but i never have seen her in my game once. Says she is too busy to explain or some crap like that and vanished. lol WTF?? She did give a gun when i "finished" the game though, which was nice i guess. And it goes on and on. The story simply makes no sense and is a huge let down. I actually think they would have been better off just cutting the story alltogether and make this a straight up hardcore shooter.

    Then there is the voice acting. And boy, is it bad.
    Bungie somehow managed to grab everyones favorite member of the Lannister family, Tyrion, aka Peter Dinkelage. And i am sorry to say, he blew it, and he blew it big time. I dont know if this is because of a lack of directing, or because he simply sucks as a voice actor. But he is so bad i wished he would stfu allready.
    He plays this "ghost" which looks a bit like "Wheatley" from Portal 2. And he must surely be one of the most annoying game characters ever made by man. Play it, and you will find out because i just cannot bring myself to be so critical of the excelent Tyrion. Lets just say Peter Dinkelage is no Ashley Johnson / Troy Baker when it comes to voice over work.

    Mission design is pathetic. Simplel as that. There are literally 2 "quests" in this game. Kill wave after wave, also known as point defense, horde mode etc. and there is kill the boss, which is pure bullet sponge tank and spank crap. That is all there is too it. No escort, no chases no nothing. It is embarassing to be honest.
    Loot is hardly dropped by mobs make it even more boring than it already is, so you need to grind reps to get gear. There are a few daily "quests" to help you along though to obtain it a little faster. Fun quests such as KILL 10.000 guardians, no kidding. Make no mistake, this is grinding original everquest style.
    It was after i read that quest btw that i ejected the game and traded it in for something else.

    TLTR; this game is a complete outhouse of a mess. Stay away    … Expand
  7. dorelas
    Sep 21, 2014
    2
    destiny is exactly the same as GLOBAL AGENDA MMO. with the exception that gloabal agenda is a true mmo and is free. and destiny has more of the same thing = more tedious boss battles , longer boss battles, more grind, more boring.
  8. FrankTCastle
    Nov 3, 2014
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Destiny is good game, it draws you in straight away with it's graphics and great gameplay. That all came to end for me, all the top tier gear is locked away at level 20 and you need to earn reputation with factions and currency to be able to buy the gear. the problem with that is by the time you grind enough reputation and currency you have done everything the game has to offer so many times over.

    Once you reach level 20 you HAVE to wear specific items that have a Light rating in order to continue leveling up, if you take them off to wear something with no Light rating you can no longer level up beyond level 20. This mechanic to me is just pointless in any game let alone a game that already has so many things that need grinding they add specific items you need to farm just to level up beyond level 20.

    The story is almost non-existent and even though I just played it I can't remember anything about why I was running around the solar system besides it was to stop a darkness that is never really explained who defeated a traveler that is never really explained or how a tiny little floating box somehow brought your character back to live after being dead for hundreds of years.

    The game appears of have had great potential not to mention an insane budget and wit both of those what has been released is a very pretty game with excellent game play but is completely devoid of any good storytelling in its campaign and far too much farming/grinding.    … Expand
  9. Kyle2086
    Sep 26, 2014
    6
    If this was a one word review, it would just say "redbox."

    You'll either save 58 dollars or not mind a small initial investment because you'll be hooked on it. I happened to be in the former camp. After two days, I had the story nearly finished and was almost at the point where I could start collecting the purple weapons...and by this point I had a voice in the back of my head    If this was a one word review, it would just say "redbox."

    You'll either save 58 dollars or not mind a small initial investment because you'll be hooked on it. I happened to be in the former camp. After two days, I had the story nearly finished and was almost at the point where I could start collecting the purple weapons...and by this point I had a voice in the back of my head constantly screaming "why should I care?"

    I'll start with the good, character and weapon design is pretty well done, it's standard sci-fi fare, sounds are a mixed bag, with some weapons sounding like plastic toys and others are viscerally satisfying. The lighting stands out particularly, shadows dance off the walls and seeing the sun reflect off a destroyed space station is breathtaking, although some textures tend to look plastic-y. Co-op can be extremely rewarding and the idea of running into strangers to tackle random events together is fun, although it's also Destiny's biggest problem, relying on others for fun. I have to draw a parallel with borderlands, where it can be even more fun with friends, but works just fine on its own, Destiny not so much.

    On to the bad, what you've heard countless times is true, it is repetitious, and thinly veiled at that. Patrol missions are variations on 4 objectives, scan things with the ghost, go somewhere and scan things yourself (stand in one spot motionless) kill enemies, and kill enemies and pick stuff up. It's the same thing you do in regular missions without a boss enemy, and with less structure. It doesn't matter what material you pick up because the process is exactly the same. The 'Ghost' that follows you around and narrates your adventures is a mashup of cortana and guilty spark, so you'd think the creators would have done a good job on it, but the dialogue is cringe-worthy. I can't believe someone signed off on it with a straight face, although story is absent from Destiny, and it hurts the overall game because all the generically named enemies you fight are all just space fillers, and more often than not they'll either walk in a straight line towards you or stand there while you shoot at them to the point where you actually find one who dodges your attacks it's frustrating, the only purpose they serve is to help you level up, although no matter what level you are they give the same experience, and the difference between shooting a level 2 fallen at level 16 and level 3 is minimal, with damage appropriate weapons, although fighting a higher level enemy turns them into a bullet sponge and your armor into 1 ply toilet paper. The leveling system exists solely to hamper progress, and after level 20 to cater to MMO lovers. There are so many elements in the game such as ships that have no effect on gameplay whatsoever, and it all seems like wasted potential.

    I could go on, and that's unfortunate, but there are some who will enjoy this game and I think you should definitely give it a chance, although to me it wasn't worth it. It almost seems like this game got rushed out the door to cash in high profile games being pushed back to next year and the story wasn't fully developed. I'd keep my eye on this series in the future and definitely give it another shot, but this one was a miss for me.    … Expand
  10. DesignByAdrian
    Sep 12, 2014
    3
    Good graphics, easy controls (work nicely for non FPS regulars).

    Shallow story, limited game mechanics, no environment interaction, repetitive gameplay, no split-screen multiplayer.
    Only excuse to play this game is that there aren't any other good sci-fi shooters on PS4 currently.
  11. CameSawWon
    Nov 4, 2014
    6
    There really isnt much to do in this game. Its a little bit sad because the mechanics are fantastic and what little there is was pretty fun. I admittedly put alot of time into this game but it was mostly a grind and rehashing the same junk over and over.
  12. Bertoflyingfox
    Sep 11, 2014
    5
    Just a very mediocre game for me. The story missions were uninspired, just these robotic campaigns that had the same bullet sponge enemies Borderlands would toss at you....except the one's in borderlands move a lot more and have some varying attacks. Losing a network connection during these missions just completely took me out of the immersion. I was also wondering why the story campaignJust a very mediocre game for me. The story missions were uninspired, just these robotic campaigns that had the same bullet sponge enemies Borderlands would toss at you....except the one's in borderlands move a lot more and have some varying attacks. Losing a network connection during these missions just completely took me out of the immersion. I was also wondering why the story campaign even needs to be connected to a network, oh well.

    The PVP has been the most redeeming factor here and even then I question how long they could keep that a fresh experience. Well, it'll be with expansions of course. $95 for an always-online game and the expansion pass that you'll need come December when the vanilla version becomes obsolete. People were raging when they heard a console was going to be always-online...but they flock to this game which uses the same crutch. lol, swindle of the decade right here. Get the expansion pack money ready boys!    … Expand
  13. Roflcrabs
    May 29, 2015
    2
    That ending felt like an uppercut with a bag of **** I immediately sold the Stranger's Rifle and listed the game on Ebay. Quite a bummer cause the controls felt good, the visuals were solid and multiplayer was fun despite only having like 3 game modes but the rest of the game was as wholesome as a styrofoam cup.
  14. clintonu7
    Nov 3, 2014
    1
    I tried giving this game a chance but it fails miserably on all counts. There is nothing worth while doing in the game once you get to around level 15. I definitely don't recommend buying unless you are a fan. The grouping in multi player is difficult to do and seems tacked on. This is a dismal wasted opportunity.
  15. xhaosis
    Sep 14, 2014
    5
    the game looks good, but just not enough depth, it was developed and made for children. Yet it has the potential to yet it should have already been thought of and designed to be a great game, full of quests crafting material and area's for high level charectors to hunt and find craft items or weapons etc. People are abusing the game mechanics as well to farm for loot etc as I said madethe game looks good, but just not enough depth, it was developed and made for children. Yet it has the potential to yet it should have already been thought of and designed to be a great game, full of quests crafting material and area's for high level charectors to hunt and find craft items or weapons etc. People are abusing the game mechanics as well to farm for loot etc as I said made for children because their is not type of penalty for dying. So all in all its a easy game etc and a bit shallow as a game. It looks good sounds good and the story will keep you playing for a little bit, but it all starts to blend in the same your ghost checks some old computer out and you fight off waves of bots. wash and repeat. Because of games like destiny and a few others this year I suggest we stop pre ordering games, developers are not doing there best to sell copies of their software when they already see the demand for a game not even done yet or even reviewed or tested, its actually ruining the game market.. If anything is learned its game developers are learning they better get their act together if they want consumers to buy their product, the overly advertised commercials saying this is the game of all games is actually working. At least there are no massive bugs. I think a Five, is a fair review.… Expand
  16. DogDeeman
    Sep 30, 2014
    5
    I gave it a 6 rating. I like the visual aspect of the game but it gets monotonous after a while doing the same Missions, Bounties and Strikes. The reward/Loot system is definitely broken, I don`t know how may times I fought against a bullet absorbing Bosses only to get no drops. The Engram drops in the game are a joke, when you actually get a Legendary Engram the Cryptarch converts it to aI gave it a 6 rating. I like the visual aspect of the game but it gets monotonous after a while doing the same Missions, Bounties and Strikes. The reward/Loot system is definitely broken, I don`t know how may times I fought against a bullet absorbing Bosses only to get no drops. The Engram drops in the game are a joke, when you actually get a Legendary Engram the Cryptarch converts it to a rare or less item, why not make all Engrams the same color and have the game roll the dice?? Destiny is not a true MMO the most players in game is 16 in the Crucible that's not MMO.… Expand
  17. miataholic
    Sep 11, 2014
    5
    The gameplay is just so so. Go her,kill this, go ther, kill that, Ext,ext,ext.Just another space shooter. Fun if you like that sort of thing.
    The real problem lies in the minutia. No audio setting. Cannot turn off or turn down the crappy musac. The moving of a stupid little round cursor around the screen is ridiculous. It takes 2.5 sec to move the cursor from the left side to right side    The gameplay is just so so. Go her,kill this, go ther, kill that, Ext,ext,ext.Just another space shooter. Fun if you like that sort of thing.
    The real problem lies in the minutia. No audio setting. Cannot turn off or turn down the crappy musac. The moving of a stupid little round cursor around the screen is ridiculous. It takes 2.5 sec to move the cursor from the left side to right side of tv. Does Bungie not know what a menu is? the d pad works great on a PS4,use it.Also why am i holding all these buttons down watching a line goes around a circle?? just let me push the damn button and be done with it.    … Expand
  18. CajonDeSastre
    Sep 12, 2014
    5
    I thought Destiny would entrap me, as a non shooter player, with its promising Sci-Fi premise. What do we find instead? An empty, lifeless game where storytelling is lackluster at best. Which is curious, having in mind they said we players would enjoy a "rich, cinematic storytelling set in huge worlds for you to explore". Such a wasted potential right there, folks. I feared as much, givenI thought Destiny would entrap me, as a non shooter player, with its promising Sci-Fi premise. What do we find instead? An empty, lifeless game where storytelling is lackluster at best. Which is curious, having in mind they said we players would enjoy a "rich, cinematic storytelling set in huge worlds for you to explore". Such a wasted potential right there, folks. I feared as much, given the MMO status of the game, however, being BUNGiE, I thought I should give it a go. I was devastated.

    I give it a 5 out of 10 because the shooting part is solid. But then again, isn't it the same as they did back in 2001? I fear that Destiny represents that BUNGiE can't move past their previous saga. From the developers of Halo, here's a shooter that "plays it safe".    … Expand
  19. mfmaxpower
    Sep 14, 2014
    5
    The bad: It's empty, lifeless, stale, and lacking soul. It's narrative is non-existent. The missions are repetitive and dull. The co-op component is poorly conceived. Feels small and shallow for a game with such epic expectations.

    The good: It's gorgeous. Combat is great. Soundtrack is awesome.
  20. Frezzaldo
    Sep 16, 2014
    5
    When I first heard of Destiny and the high ambition level Bungie have for this game, I was thinking:
    I hope it has the history of Mass Effect. A big and open world that I want to explore, like Fallout. A good shooter game like Battlefield.
    At least I got the last. I think Destiny is a disappointment. The planets are actually not that big, and there is absolutely no reason to explore    When I first heard of Destiny and the high ambition level Bungie have for this game, I was thinking:
    I hope it has the history of Mass Effect. A big and open world that I want to explore, like Fallout. A good shooter game like Battlefield.
    At least I got the last. I think Destiny is a disappointment. The planets are actually not that big, and there is absolutely no reason to explore them. There are a few hidden chests around each planet, but that's it. The missions you do on each planet is basically; follow the arrow on your radar to get from A to B, kill something and repeat. There is no point of discussing the story in this game, because there are none.
    The controls are good and multiplayer (pvp) is fun, but that's it.
    And whats the point of getting new spaceships when it's only for showing it on the loading screen?

    Plus:
    - Good controls
    - Multiplayer (pvp)

    Minus:
    - No story
    - No point of exploring, and the planets feels empty
    - Repeat, repeat, repeat
    - Grind, grind, grind    … Expand
  21. Alandir
    Sep 20, 2014
    1
    è orrendo noioso monotono e poco appagante un titolo mediocre spacciato per capolavoro.Soldi buttati meglio risparmiare per altro,in giro c è di meglio!
  22. fr33xwilly
    Sep 20, 2014
    2
    I want to enjoy this game, the hype made it sound amazing. The graphics are great as they should be on next-gen consoles but it lacks originality. Being made by the same company that created Halo, one of the greatest franchises of all-time, fails to make Destiny any different from Halo. There are too many similarities to count when I played. I felt like I was playing Halo the entire time.
  23. WaterNode
    Sep 21, 2014
    2
    Definitely does not seem like the highest budget game ever. No classes are unique, loot system is simply random, extremely repetitive and very grind dependent. The story does a poor job of telling the story. Seems Activision has forced Bungee to fix this in paid DLCs.
  24. Bizneo
    Sep 24, 2014
    1
    Boring, repetitive and horrible Pvp. Open world on rails.500 million to make this? I've played indie games that had more content and balance at the fraction of cost to make.
  25. lenzkol
    Sep 25, 2014
    5
    This is the case where the tittle should have been released a year from now after further polish. Don't buy into the hype of "Next-Gen". All the stats for the new consoles point to the equivalent of pc from a half a decade ago so my hopes for new games that will reinvent genres aren't bound by these "new" systems. All you have to do is point at Dark Souls or Borderlands. Destiny is just aThis is the case where the tittle should have been released a year from now after further polish. Don't buy into the hype of "Next-Gen". All the stats for the new consoles point to the equivalent of pc from a half a decade ago so my hopes for new games that will reinvent genres aren't bound by these "new" systems. All you have to do is point at Dark Souls or Borderlands. Destiny is just a FPS with a loot grind. Had high hopes from Bungie and maybe the game might look different in a years time but as things stand. A waste of money. There's plenty of FPS out there that justify the purchase. Capitalizing on the fact that there's no real tripple A tittle for nextgen other then remastered games is probably the one thing Bungie wont forgive itself. Better luck next time or in a year's time... Good luck bungie, hope to give you my money in the future. Please don't make the mistake to sell out to your publisher and tarnish your reputation again.… Expand
  26. pypes
    Sep 26, 2014
    2
    If you're after a poor-mans-halo with drop in co-op that will give you 15 hours of story by all means drop your cash. If you thought you were getting an MMO, or a loot shooter a la borderlands you're in for a big disappointment. PvP is also pretty poor, unless you like simultaneous kills, because you'll be seeing a lot of them.

    You'll hit lvl 20 in 15 hours, then what? Grind strikes for    If you're after a poor-mans-halo with drop in co-op that will give you 15 hours of story by all means drop your cash. If you thought you were getting an MMO, or a loot shooter a la borderlands you're in for a big disappointment. PvP is also pretty poor, unless you like simultaneous kills, because you'll be seeing a lot of them.

    You'll hit lvl 20 in 15 hours, then what? Grind strikes for rares, grind PvP for rares, or grind for rares, which you won't get.

    Once you've spent a good 15+ hours grinding you may be able to do the vault of glass raid, but only if your prepared to find another 5 people willing to sit through the several hours required to finish it. And by find I mean "fire up your web browser and trawl some forums" because there is no matchmaking for this, along with no in general in-game chat, or clan management. Apparently Bungie though this was a good idea.    … Expand
  27. squido
    Sep 27, 2014
    3
    This Game is the most boring game I have ever played. Actually it feels more like a demo than a full game. In over 20 Missions it's always the same plot: Go from A to B, kill three enemie waves, go further and kill the boss. The storyline is just stupid.

    Ok it has a nice PvP Mode but with a real frustrating loot system that is completely random. I'm at level 22 right now and I will not    This Game is the most boring game I have ever played. Actually it feels more like a demo than a full game. In over 20 Missions it's always the same plot: Go from A to B, kill three enemie waves, go further and kill the boss. The storyline is just stupid.

    Ok it has a nice PvP Mode but with a real frustrating loot system that is completely random. I'm at level 22 right now and I will not play it anymore.    … Expand
  28. jobomb
    Sep 29, 2014
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Overhyped game that looks great, but in the end has no appeal to anyone for what it is. Is it an MMO? With such a dynamic combat system that is more Halo and COD than a strategical shoot and cover system like Battlefield or MOH, this game is too fast paced to need much in strategy when jumping like a fairy all over the place throwing bullets and grenades is enough to get through most situations, and the PvP is mostly broken with the matchmaking system bringing all types together and allowing their one hit wonders of a weapon to sweep boards for what can only be fairly called a rape or good ol' fashioned turkey shoot. So then is it a FPS? For the first 4 hours, maybe. It's actually pretty fun running around and shooting different enemies with different weak points and ranking up for the first bit of the game, but with a story that is mostly just hashed together with little to nothing explained, you finish the story wandering what the **** you're supposed to do now? Well just like the story line, the simple, but kinda off beat inner workings of the game are never explained. I had to refer to the internet every time I played to figure out what I was supposed to do or could do and how I was supposed to do it (should have bought that strategy guide, eh Prima?) So aside from the loose story which isn't really all that important and the lack of explanation for well, most of the gameplay outside of gameplay, this game still sucks as a FPS, and here is why: PvP boughts are rough, glitchy, and generally unrewarding, and unless you enjoy burning through the same campaign line over and over and over, at least the same handful of levels 4-5 times a week, then there is nothing here for you shooter fans either. It's too dumbed down and fast paced for a traditional MMO player, and it's too slow paced and unrewarding/unfulfilling for your regular shooter. If this is the future of gaming, then I'll hang my hat up now, because this game sucks, and I'm kinda pissed it took me two weeks to see I was wasting my time with what I thought would be an interesting shooter RPG like Mass Effect or Borderlands built on the idea of MMO sandbox. I was half right, it's an MMO built solely on Halo mechanics and an intriguing story line that is never explained, just told from somewhere in the middle. And SPOILER ALERT: If you're interested in the sandbox concept of this game imagine four levels that are big beautifully landscaped racetracks that span for something similar to half an island on GTA IV I suppose, with waves of respawning enemy packs and a couple missions in each area (4 types) that either are headhunting missions or run across the map (no timers mind you) and stand in a spot for a couple seconds. Pretty lame. Save your money kids, this one is a lemon sold by the loudest magazines and reviewers.… Expand
  29. just_giver
    Sep 30, 2014
    6
    I'm on the fence with this game. I heard all the hype and was expecting a lot out of this game. First the good stuff.. FPS easy to maneuver and shoot. lots of guns etc.. the RPG aspect is also present.. love the characters voices. now the bad stuff.. It took me forever to understand the story mode.. and its easy. the setup in each place is the same, the bad guys are always going to do theI'm on the fence with this game. I heard all the hype and was expecting a lot out of this game. First the good stuff.. FPS easy to maneuver and shoot. lots of guns etc.. the RPG aspect is also present.. love the characters voices. now the bad stuff.. It took me forever to understand the story mode.. and its easy. the setup in each place is the same, the bad guys are always going to do the same things move the same way and appear in the places. you can't interact with the other Guardians at all.. for a world to be played with each other, there is no social aspect at all. to do the cruicible and vanguard and many other missions and online gameplay you need to have playstation plus access.. so you buy the game, and need to spend more to get everything the game claims to have. I'm almost done the game.. then what.. ive played maybe 15 hours.. so go back play the same worlds with the same missions over and over? doesn't seem to be any progression not enough variety, and all the hype is way over done.. its an ok game.. its fun but, it misses the power punch I was expecting.… Expand
  30. TnAPhilosopher
    Oct 6, 2014
    3
    Boring is the only word to sum up this game... It's a bad attempt at taking the great from other successful franchise to create your own master piece. This game feels like ive been playing it for 10 years.
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#57 Best PS4 Game of 2014
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#2 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2014
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#3 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2014

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76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 95 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 60 out of 95
  2. Mixed: 34 out of 95
  3. Negative: 1 out of 95
  1. RPGamer
    Nov 25, 2014
    70
    Although Destiny isn't the brilliant start to a franchise that many had hoped for, it's a great game for those who can push through its flaws and enjoy the ride.
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  2. Edge Magazine
    Nov 5, 2014
    80
    What is most amazing of all is that despite its litany of weird little problems, Destiny is fantastic, its combat up there with the very best, the thrilling rhythm of its battles still not fading the 30th time through, and it has no single systemic problem that is not fixable. [Dec 2014, p.106]
  3. Pelit (Finland)
    Oct 25, 2014
    89
    Destiny is a flawed but still extremely fun first person shooter. While the Destiny universe itself seems intriguing, the storyline is told in such an incoherent manner that it's hard not to be turned off by all the technobabble. Fortunately the co-op shooter mechanics are absolutely perfect. The loot system can be maddening, but in a way it adds to the game's addictiveness. [Oct 2014]
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